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On the first day of the session, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo mentioned several legislative priorities, but again, not abortion.
The report indicates that because of DeSantis's antics with guns, those advocating gun safety are on "high alert."
It was three years ago this week, when DeSantis announced on a Sunday evening, March 1, 2020, that “two individuals” tested positive.
The "Florida Voice for the Unborn" waits for legislation, the report indicates.
Most of these immigration proposals have been driven by politics, not public policy, Cardenas said of DeSantis.
This occurred shortly after a state House committee last month OK'd sweeping changes to the state's litigation process.
Just last month, Florida medical agencies banned minors for receiving gender affirming care.
A major legislative proposal addressing Florida's affordable housing crisis was introduced by Senate President Passidomo in January.
The GOP is going after the LGBTQ+ tradition of drag shows, where performers dress in costumes that caricaturize or amplify gender roles.
The Florida health department is expected to be accepting applications for up to 22 new applicants to enter the medical cannabis industry.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida says the GOP agenda for the 2023 legislative session threatens our democracy.
Attorneys for a group of abortion clinics plead with the Florida Supreme Court not to overrule decades of precedent protecting abortion.
Several sources have said this all largely cloaks DeSantis's aspirations to run against the twice-impeached Trump.
“It expands the cruelty and censorship of students and teachers throughout those grades,” Gross, of the ACLU, said.
The book was also referred to as "Pure Deathsantis Propaganda" by a user, who also wrote, "Don't Be fooled."
Former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is a Democrat who had hoped to become the first woman governor of Florida.
DeSantis's so-called "book" is nothing more than an extension of his extreme ideology, Fried said.
According to Eskamani, DeSantis has "suppressed" Disney's First Amendment rights.
College students of Tallahassee's two universities and community college left class Thursday afternoon in an outrage against DeSantis.
Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump has threatened to sue DeSantis, and Civil Rights icon the Rev. Al Sharpton led a protest.